by Josue

Created on: June 01, 2008   Last Updated: April 18, 2011

South Carolina is the home of America's finest and exquisite wines. In your next vacations in South Carolina don't miss the opportunity to taste the variety of excellent wines in a private party, tasting and sampling, or special events. In Hilton Head South Carolina you can find several great wineries and others at a very short distance from Hilton Head. If you want to enjoy and taste the finest wines, you have to visit South Carolina. Here are some of the top wineries in the area to enjoy the best wine tasting experience of your life.

An excellent place to start is the Island Winery, located in Cardinal road in Hilton Head, South Carolina. This is a special place distinguished by its remarkable and unique concept in wines. From their exquisite red wines, the Meritage made from a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc wines is an excellent choice. They also offer wines made from home grown fruits like blueberry, oranges, peaches and raspberries. Island Winery offer wine tasting every day on normal working hours except, Sunday.

Less than an hour distance from Hilton Head you can visit Lowcountry Winery in the historic Beaufort, South Carolina. The elegant Lowcountry Winery offers a wide selection of white wines, red wines, and wines made of fruit blends that you can taste in their beautiful and elegant tasting room; there is a $1.00 dollar charge for sampling the wine of your choice, a very small investment for such a great tasting experience. Lowcountry Winery offer wine sampling from Monday to Saturday.

Other great choice to taste excellent wines is a special domestic winery called Irvine House Vineyard, located in the Wadmalaw Island at two hours driving distance from Hilton Head. This place is just beautiful and offers five delicious and completely homemade wines; you can taste all of them for $2.50. These wines are made from home grown muscadine grapes that are harvested, made, and bottled at the property. They offer private tours and events like weddings in this beautiful 48 acre winery. This is an excellent picnic spot, and a very relaxing vacation experience away from the noise of the city.

If you really like wines, any choices of these wineries in or near Hilton Head, South Carolina will be an enjoyable experience. Elegant or domestic wineries and vineyards, all of them offer the great taste of South Carolina's excellent wines.

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